The former One Day at a Time star’s smooth and fudgy dessert (you’ll find full instructions here) is quick to make because the Emmy award-winning cook makes the most of clever shortcuts. It calls for ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cassata cakes have traditionally been an Easter treat. The famed cake starts with sponge cake and is layered with sweet ricotta filling and candied fruit. The entire cake is covered ...

There are many variations on cassata Siciliana, a beloved dessert that is said to originate in Palermo. Traditional versions call for round sponge cake and include marzipan and pistachios, but just ...

This is my version of the well known Sicilian cake. It is always a bit risky for a cook to take a classic recipe and give it a few twists and turns and it is only a worthwhile exercise if you bring ...

Rose Levy Beranbaum's recipe for Sicilian Pistachio Cake with Golden Neoclassic Buttercream from Rose's Heavenly Cakes. Serves 8 to 10. 2 large eggs, at room temperature, or 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons ...

Walk in for one pastry, stare too long at the case, and leave with a lobster tail that makes restraint feel wildly overrated.

In "Quick & Dirty," Salon Food's Mary Elizabeth Williams serves up simplified recipes and shortcuts for exhausted cooks just like you — because quick and dirty should still be delicious. I don’t know ...

During a phone conversation last week with my younger sister, Dorian, I mentioned a cake I enjoy making, an Italian specialty called “cassata alla Sicilian.” I’m not a cake fan generally, but this one ...

Sicily draws admirers to its seas, sands and sites; Risa took the job seriously. She booked a villa, fully staffed, and stocked it with friends. They gazed at ruins, they crept through caves, they ...

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: One 9 by 2-inch round cake pan, encircled with a cake strip, bottom coated with shortening, topped with a parchment round, then coated with baking spray with flour PREHEAT THE OVEN: ...

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